gas exploration

  • Locals celebrate ‘victory’

    “It’s a sign of how people power can make a difference in the world.”

    While Colac Uniting Church’s Reverend Susan Malthouse is thrilled that company TGS voluntarily has withdrawn their massive gas exploration proposal last week, she said the church would continue to advocate against seismic blasting in the region.

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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Tree removal anger I writing to express my anger and disappointment with the Colac Otway Shire for allowing the cutting down of the trees in Bruce Street. One of these trees has been home for a family of Magpies for at least the last 20 years, likely longer.  Magpies are protected, you would think that […]

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  • Carbon capture concerns for Otway Basin

    OCEAN member Lisa Deppeler has expressed her outrage at a Federal Government decision to release new areas for energy and gas companies to explore for offshore greenhouse gas storage.

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  • Otway Basin gas drilling plan for energy giant

    International energy company ConocoPhillips has contracted a rig to drill for natural gas in the offshore Otway Basin, possibly as early as 2025.

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  • Fighting for our planet’s future

    Lisa Deppeler’s fears for the planet started long before her much-publicised efforts to protect the Otway Basin from seismic blasting.

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  • Gas development delayed

    A Federal Government intervention in the gas industry has delayed Cooper Energy’s latest gas development plans offshore from Port Campbell.

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  • Gas exploration plans ramp up for companies

    Two fossil fuel companies have outlined their plans to drill offshore from the Great Ocean Road region in the search for natural gas.

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  • Offshore gasfield connection moving ahead

    A 150-metre-long vessel has arrived in the ocean off Port Campbell to connect new undersea gas wells to the town’s Otway Gas Plant.

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